| Bedfordshire | 0 |
| Buckinghamshire | 1 |
| Berkshire | 9 |
| Cambridgeshire | 0 |
| Channel Islands | 0 |
| Cheshire | 5 |
| Cornwall | 0 |
| Cumberland | 0 |
| Derbyshire | 0 |
| Devon | 0 |
| Dorset | 0 |
| Durham | 6 |
| Essex | 22 |
| Gloucestershire | 29 |
| Hampshire | 0 |
| Herefordshire | 2 |
| Hertfordshire | 0 |
| Huntingdonshire | 0 |
| Isle of Man | 0 |
| Kent | 2 |
| Lancashire | 4 |
| Leicestershire | 0 |
| Lincolnshire | 0 |
| London | 30 |
| Middlesex | 6 |
| Northumberland | 0 |
| Norfolk | 0 |
| Northamptonshire | 0 |
| Nottinghamshire | 0 |
| Oxfordshire | 2 |
| Rutland | 0 |
| Shropshire | 0 |
| Suffolk | 0 |
| Somerset | 15 |
| Surrey | 8 |
| Sussex | 0 |
| Staffordshire | 5 |
| Warwickshire | 5 |
| Westmorland | 0 |
| Wiltshire | 33 |
| Worcestershire | 3 |
| Yorkshire | 11 |
| Anglesey | 0 |
| Brecknockshire | 4 |
| Cardiganshire | 0 |
| Carnarvonshire | 0 |
| Carmarthenshire | 0 |
| Denbighshire | 0 |
| Flintshire | 0 |
| Glamorgan | 9 |
| Merionethshire | 0 |
| Montgomeryshire | 0 |
| Monmouthshire | 11 |
| Pembrokeshire | 0 |
| Radnorshire | 0 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| School | 22 |
| French Polisher | 6 |
| Domestic Servant | 3 |
| Dressmaker | 3 |
| Cotton Spinner | 3 |
| Servant | 2 |
| Assisting In The Business | 2 |
| Farm Labourer | 2 |
| Clerk | 2 |
| Boiler Smith | 2 |
| General Labourer | 2 |
| Engine Fitter's Apprentice Loco | 2 |
| Carter | 2 |
| Parochial Relief | 2 |
| Labourer | 2 |
| Engin Fitten | 1 |
| Haulier Underground (colliery Belowground) | 1 |
| Tin Worker | 1 |
| Gardener's Boy (domestic) | 1 |
| Inspector Of Nuisances | 1 |
| Black Smith | 1 |
| Blacksmith Hammerman | 1 |
| Worker On Farm | 1 |
| Boilersmith | 1 |
| Coach Painter | 1 |
| Name | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| William Shail | 116 |
| Mary Shail | 108 |
| John Shail | 90 |
| Elizabeth Shail | 73 |
| Thomas Shail | 69 |
| George Shail | 54 |
| James Shail | 54 |
| Emma Shail | 46 |
| Ann Shail | 44 |
| Sarah Shail | 38 |
| Charles Shail | 34 |
| Jane Shail | 30 |
| Richard Shail | 25 |
| Henry Shail | 24 |
| Eliza Shail | 23 |
| Ellen Shail | 22 |
| Emily Shail | 22 |
| Samuel Shail | 22 |
| Annie Shail | 21 |
| Martha Shail | 18 |
| Stephen Shail | 18 |
| Albert Shail | 17 |
| Margaret Shail | 17 |
| Edward Shail | 16 |
| Joseph Shail | 16 |
| Rank | Surname | Match | Census Frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shale | 60% | 2,226 |
| 2 | Shiel | 60% | 2,135 |
| 3 | Shail | 100% | 1,617 |
| 4 | Shaul | 80% | 729 |
| 5 | Sheil | 80% | 718 |
| 6 | Sheel | 60% | 667 |
| 7 | Ashlee | 33% | 251 |
| 8 | Sheal | 60% | 210 |
| 9 | Shoel | 60% | 147 |
| 10 | Shayle | 67% | 141 |
| 11 | Sheele | 50% | 108 |
The surname Shail is the 3rd most popular variant of Shale.